The Alpha’s Forbidden Love

NATHAN

Growing up, I looked up to my father for everything, he was my world and inspiration as a young child. I had lost my mother whilst I was born, at least that was what I was told. My father single-handedly raised me all by himself and I couldn’t be more proud of everything he had done.

As the leader of the rogue pack, he was a fierce warrior and leader. He was ever ready to defend the rogues and had brought ruins to so many packs. The name “Cade” was feared by everyone. As a young wolf, I admired my father- the strong charismatic alpha of the rogue pack. He was an inspiration to me and I aspired to be like him.

I had always known that no one was originally a rogue, we all had a pack we belonged to before being turned into rogues and as a young wolf, I was curious to know where I was from. I had once asked my father about my originality, about my history.

My father had looked at me in the moonlit night and replied, “We’re from a pack far away. A lineage of rogues hunted down for who we are. But now, we’ve found a home here, a place where we can be free and feared by everyone.”

“But we should have a pack here we originate from, isn’t it” I had asked curiously.

“Not in our case. We have been rogues for as long as I can remember. That’s the uniqueness of this family,”

I believed every word he said and continued to live up to his expectations as his son and heir to this rogue pack.

It wasn’t too long before Lucy’s family arrived, seeking refuge. My father welcomed them, promising to help Lucy’s father clear his name and the allegations levied against him. Lucy was an adorable wolf when we met and played with her, blissfully unaware of the secrets harbored by our families.

Lucy was a tough one right from the day she moved into the pack. She was so full of life and I enjoyed her company. Not long after her family moved was her father declared dead. He was found in the woods, battered and torn apart. It was believed that wild animals must have attacked him while he went hunting.

“What if someone killed my father?” Lucy had said while we were going for a walk. “I mean, the bite mark looks more like a wolf bite and not wild animals.”

I had brushed her statement off thinking she was only grieving and due to that, assuming things. Little did we know that she was right all along, someone had killed her father and that person was my father.

I stood in awe as Maverick began to spill the beans. “Lucy knows about your deed, Cade. She knows that you killed her father and has been plotting with Alpha Chris to bring you to your doom.”

I couldn’t believe my ears when Maverick had first mentioned it to me. I had brushed it off as him simply bluffing and thought he was trying to create a feud between Lucy and me. I stood in shock as my father’s guards led Lucy and her mother to the cell.

Immediately the issue had simmered, and I confronted my father. “Is this true? That you killed Lucy’s father.”

“Yes, I did. I killed the bastard and will continue to kill anyone who tries to ruin my plans,” my father admitted.

“Tell me the truth about our past!” I demanded, a simmering tension in the air.

My father sighed. “We’re not just rogues. We are from the hallowed manes pack. Listen, son, I’m the heir to the throne, the throne belongs to me.”

A cold realization struck me- that my father, the man I looked up to, was responsible for Lucy’s father’s death. That he had lied about my past and my identity. The father I once admired had become a figure tainted with greed and betrayal.

I knew Lucy wasn’t safe in the dungeon so I set out very early the next morning to free her before my father did something terrible to her and her mother.

“Lucy, you have to leave at once, my father intends to kill you and your mother today before attacking the hallowed manes,” I said, my eyes filled with guilt. “I shouldn’t have been mad at you when I first found out the truth. My father, he…he deceived me. He lied about my true identity and I’m so sorry for what he did to your family.”

Lucy met my gaze. “Nathan, it’s not your fault. Thank you for helping us. I’ll find a way to make it right.”

I led her out into the woods until I was sure she was safe, then I returned to my pack hoping they wouldn’t notice. But that wasn’t the case, everyone was on the edge as they searched frantically for Lucy and her mother.

Fueled by anger and betrayal, entered the pack, ignoring all they did. My father stopped me before I could go further. “Where are you coming from, Nathan?”

“None of your business Cade. Stay out of my path,” I sneered. Everyone turned in shock, they had never seen me this angry and rude to my father before.

“Where is she?” he asked, ignoring my words. “Where is Lucy?”

“I won’t tell you. I can’t believe you’d do such things, deceive me, harm people,” I declared, my voice cold, a reflection of the newfound resolve within.

“It’s for our good, son. Once I take over the throne from Chris, you become the next in line to the throne. Everyone I have ever done is to take what’s rightfully mine,” my father protested. “Lucy is dangerous and should not be trusted, you shouldn’t believe anything she says to you.”

“She’s not the one I’m worried about right now. I won’t be part of your cruelty any longer,” declared, severing the ties that bound me to my father’s misdeeds.

“You can’t turn your back on your family!” my father yelled after me as I walked away, shoulders squared.

“You stopped being my family when you betrayed everything we stand for. I won’t be part of this pack anymore,” I affirmed, stepping into the dense forest, leaving behind a legacy of change.

“You’ll regret this!” my father’s warning echoed through the trees.

“No, I won’t,” I thought, determined to forge a new path free from the shadows of cruelty and deception.